Warren Buffett Cuts Ties with Gates Foundation, Redirects Billions to His Children’s Trusts
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By דניאל כהן
First reported by Globes · Jul 14, 2026
What happened
Warren Buffett is ending his donations to the Gates Foundation amid renewed scrutiny of Bill Gates’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, redirecting billions in Berkshire Hathaway shares to his children’s foundations. He plans to fully divest his Berkshire Hathaway holdings by 2034, accelerating gifts to family-managed trusts. The Gates Foundation is undergoing an independent review of its Epstein connections, while Buffett awaits its results before resuming donations.
- 01Warren Buffett stops mid-year donations to the Gates Foundation after two decades.
- 02Buffett plans to fully divest Berkshire Hathaway shares by December 2034.
- 03He redirects billions in shares to three foundations managed by his children.
- 04Buffett increases annual grants to family foundations and the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.
- 05The Gates Foundation commissions an independent review of its Epstein ties.
- 06Berkshire Hathaway stock has fallen 8% since Buffett’s retirement announcement last year.
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